101 in 1001

Being a planner-organizer-perfectionist, it is not just what I do, it is "Who I am", just ask anyone that knows me and has spent any amount of time with me, I am constantly making lists, working to check off those "to-dos" and "action items", planning for the future, working out all of the details. Plain and simple, I am, who I am and yes in the last two years I have put alot of goals down on paper and have accomplished quite a few already.

But what a novel idea to put those goals out into "cyberspace" for all the world to see. We all need some level of accountability from time to time and possibly some encouragement to get those goals accomplished in a certain time frame. So I have decided to join the crowd and post my 101 in 1001. Now coming up with some of these goals, may be a tad difficult, like I said I have already accomplished quite a few since starting this new chapter in my life two years ago, so I will most likely need to add to this at a later time.

When I started the new list yesterday, I was trying to keep a balance between business and personal, but the further I got into the list the harder it got. One thing I realized was the more I work on "ME" and the happier I am with "ME", will have a direct affect on my business, so here goes...

101 in 1001

Start Date 5/26/2007 - End Date 2/20/2010

1. Complete this list of 101 - I have read a few lists recently and apparently this is a difficult task to define all 101 - We'll see how it goes - Completed 1/22/09
2. Make it a third year without returning to the job that I hated and wasted almost 20 years doing - Completed 4/30/08
3. Redesign my website - Completed 9/21/08
4. Go on a cruise
5. Redesign my business cards - Completed 9/5/08
6. Learn how to dance - I know sounds funny, but I grew up in a strict church and dancing was not allowed, not to mention I have no rhythm, just ask my husband
7. Attend an Association of Bridal Consultants Annual Conference - Completed 11/11/09
8. Lose 10 pounds - Completed 10/7/07
9. Complete my formal business plan (currently it's chicken scratch in a notebook)
10. Go back to Hawaii
11. Join ISES - International Special Events Society - Completed 5/31/2007
12. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
13. Join NACE - National Association of Catering Executives
14. Hike back out of the Grand Canyon
15. See a play on Broadway
16. Payoff my business line of credit - Rocky at Wells Fargo will like this one
17. Visit a foreign country
18. Learn how to use my Bluetooth - I totally borrowed this one from Liene at Blue Orchid Designs, but when I read her list I realized that I have been carrying mine in my purse for nearly a year now - Completed 2/22/09
19. Get my teeth whitened
20. Add a part time employee to my business - Completed 6/18/09
21. Renew my vows to my amazing husband on our 25th Wedding Anniversary - Completed January 8, 2008
22. Become an Accredited Bridal Consultant
23. See a Ballet
24. Have a graphic designer redo my ad - Completed 10/22/07
25. Lose 10 more pounds
26. Attend a New Horizons Seminar with ABC - Completed 2/19/08
27. Go white water rafting
28. Read 6 books relating to my business - at least 1 per month for 6 months - Completed January 4, 2009
29. Find my 50th Cache
30. Take my sister-in-law, Heather, on her "Girls only" trip to celebrate her 40th Birthday at the "Happiest Place on Earth" - Completed 5/2/09
31. Have one of my weddings featured in a local publication
32. Take my Mom on a "Girls only" trip to a Quilt Show anywhere she wants to go - Completed 7/14/2007
33. Re-read the "Purpose Driven Life" - Completed 6/5/09
34. Witness the birth of one of my grandchildren - Completed 6/25/2007
35. Complete the setup and customization of event planning software and begin using it for my client's checklists and reports
36. Finish the restoration of the '55 Ford and give it to my Dad
37. Blog everyday for an entire month
38. Plan a Shearrow Family reunion
39. Plan a Miller Family reunion
40. Advertise in a second publication - Completed November 2007
41. Finalize "Weddings as a Business" Training and submit to ABC for review
42. Open the family restaurant
43. Re-route the "rat's nest" of computer, printer, fax, & router cables behind my desk - Completed 8/1/08
44. Volunteer again with Brides against Breast Cancer/Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation
45. Make out my will
46. Learn to golf
47. Open my "snail mail" everyday for an entire month
48. Catalogue my rental inventory - Completed April 2008 and on-going as I add inventory
49. Get rid of those darn pigeons that keep messing on my front porch - Completed June 2008
50. Formalize my sales presentation - Completed 3/17/08
51. Organize the Game Room - Completed 1/5/10
52. Work as an assistant with one of the premier Bridal Consultants locally
53. Create a video for marketing
54. Go horseback riding on the beach
55. Find a less expensive credit card processing service
56. Visit "Ground Zero"
57. See the seasons change in New England
58. Organize my "Bride's Vision Notebook"
59. Spend an entire day goofing off with my hubby - don't check my e-mail or drag my laptop along (of course I would tell my clients beforehand that in an emergency they can reach me by telephone) - Completed 7/9/09
60. Stop drinking Coke and drink 100 oz. of water a day for a month - This was a tough one but I did it! - Completed November 28, 2008
61. Donate Blood totalling 1 Gallon - Completed October 7, 2008
62. Move out of my Home Office into a Commercial Space - Completed 7/16/08
63. Get a maid or a smaller house - Completed 7/16/08
64. Plan the ultimate wedding. (my one and only daughter's wedding) - Completed March 15, 2008
65. Finish at least 1 of the 7-8 quilts that I have started.
66. Go to an Annual Fiero "Coast Run" Car Show with my husband - Completed October 28, 2007
67. Finish getting lending library catalogued - Completed January 8, 2009
68. Get all of the business cards into a binder and notated with info on each vendor
69. Clean out one drawer in my personal filing cabinet - Completed 7/13/08
70. Start a daily work out regimen and stick to for an entire month - Completed November 28, 2008
71. Organize the Garage
72. Lose 10 more pounds.
73. Buy a new fax machine (ok, I'm reaching, but it is a goal I've been trying for a week now) - Completed May 29, 2008
74. Increase my invitation album inventory - Completed 8/1/08
75. Add a full time employee to my business
76. Redefine my business strategy - Completed 1/10/10
77. Donate my time assisting a non-profit/charitable organization with an event - Completed 4/12/09
78. Update my wardrobe
79. Have a professional photographer take "head shots"
80. Buy a new cell phone/PDA - Completed 2/17/09
81. Re-Do Photo Gallery within my website - Completed 9/21/08
82. Set up an on-line Store - Completed 8/14/07
83. Learn how to resize photos within blogger - Completed 6/29/08
84. Get all of my recipes compiled into the new "Family Cookbook" that I received as a Christmas gift from Matt
85. Paint the Guest Bathroom - Completed 7/2/09
86. Finish moving - Completed 1/6/10
87. Spend a week with Andrew in Texas - Completed 2/13/09
88. Take Austyn to the Zoo - Completed 1/24/09
89. Organize the two storage rooms - Completed 12/29/08
90. Sit on a rock in the middle of Oak Creek - Completed 7/9/09
91. Buy a Fire Escape Ladder (sleeping on the third floor makes me a little nervous!) - Completed 12/5/09
92. Learn gun safety and how to fire a gun properly - Completed 2/20/10
93. Apply for my Passport
94. Make our new place feel more like home - Completed 1/15/10
95. Remove the blinds from the storefront window - Completed 10/22/09
96. Go play in the snow
97. Have lunch with Wendy - Completed 1/22/09
98. Go hiking with Marcia - Completed 1/29/09
99. Go to a cooking class with my hubby
100. Go to the Phoenix Art Museum
101. I was wondering what I would do IF I didn't accomplish all of these goals, so I stole this one from Emily with Your Heart's Desire - Donate $1.00 for every goal not accomplished to Bride's Against Breast Cancer/Making Memories Foundation